The Sewers of Paris

The Sewers of Paris is a podcast of revealing personal stories about how entertainment has changed the lives of gay men. Each week, a guest plucks a piece of entertainment from their past -- book, movies, music, shows, and more -- and answers the question: how did it change your life?

How do you escape from an oppressive upbringing or overbearing religion when it's all you've ever known? When rules have defined your whole life, sometimes it feels like there's simply no other way to live.

My guest this week is Austin Curtis, who grew up in a massive Mormon family surrounded by midwestern prairie. It wasn't until started to become aware of a world outside of that bubble that Austin realized there might be more to life than living up to the expectations of others.

But figuring out just what that life looked like would take some effort. Like a hero on a quest, he'd need some help. After all, it's dangerous to go alone.